Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-03


use, or bringing any dog or dogs into said
city. shall be due Immediately upon The COM
menclng of such business, using such vehi-
Giles, or bringing such dog into the
ehall be payable to the City
Treasurer: provided, nevertheless, that any
TAX upon property assessed for the whole
year, may be paid quarterly. at the option OF
the taxpayer, computing from the lrst Of
January, 1887, but IN the event that any quar-
ter's tax is not paid when the same 10 pay
able, then the Treasurer shall issue an exech
ton FOR the amount of me tax for the year
remaining unpaid, as is hereinafter pro-
Vlded. But any person or firm com
menclng business IN this city after July /,
1881, or running after that date vehicles for
thc transportation of goods, wares or mer-
chandlse, or keeping or using tor pleasure or
convenience any vehicle or vehicles, which
were not run before that date, upon making
prompt return of the same within ten days
AFTER such business has commenced, or such
vehicles have been run, he or they snail be
taxed on half of the yearly tax assessed by
TINS ordinance, provided such tax be paid
within fifteen days after such return, other
wise the entire tax shall be collected.
SEQ. MI. IT any person or corporation shall
refuse or neglect to pay any tax required
oy inns ordnance. within thirty days
alter the same shall be due and payable
as above provided, or shall neglect or refuse
10 pay any double tax assessed AZ above
provided for, twenty days after notice has
Deen served on such person as corporation
shall issue execution therefor, and for
the further sum of one dollar for costs;
and the City Marshal shall proceed
WIN sucn executions in the same
executions from the Superior Courts OF this
State, subject to the provisions OF the act of
the General Assembly of the State of Georgia,
passed February %, 1917. Every person or
corporation who shall pay his or ITS taxes on
real or personal property, on both, promptly
within iifleen days after the first of April,
July, October and January, the time herein
before specified for the payment thereof, shall
be emitted TO deduction OF ten per centum OF
the amount thereof, and the City Treasurer Is
hereby directed TO make such deduction upon
the receipt Of the tax; and every person or
corporation who shall pay any other taxes re-
CURED Dy TINS ordinance promptly within
thirty days after the same shall become due
shall be entitled to q deduction of ten per
centum of the amount thereof, and the City
treasurer Is hereby directed to make such
deduction upon the receipt OF the tax.
SEC. XIII. Every person trausacting or Offer
ing to transact either of the kinds OF business
hereinafter named, who are in business on
the first day OF January, 1897, shall, within
thirty days after the first day of January,
1887, take out a licsnse therefor, viz: Every
auctloneer; every broker; every commission
merchant; every plumber; every barber, and
all others doing business without any stock
IN trade; every owner or lessee of a junk
shop or cotton plckery; every junk dealer ;
every vendor of small wares, huckster,
hawker, including dealers in ice cream, fruit
aud poultry. keeper of cook stove or .cooK
shop; and 1t ia hereby declared to
be tho meaning of this ordinance
that the license granted to an auc-
tloneer shall not authorize such auctioneer
to sci! for any transient dealer, un e!s such
transient dealer has first paid all taxes re-
CURED of him by this ordinance. Every
licensed auctioneer shall have the privilege
OF appointing one assistant Crier. whose name
shall be recorded in the Treaaurer's ofilce and
Al an ~ IN A a m
shall be permitted to be an auctioneer or
vendue master until he shall have complied
with the conditions contained in section l425
OF the Revised Code of Georgia known as the
Code Of 1882 And in every license taken out
by the owner or lessee OF a junk shop or cot
ton pickery, OF by a junk dealer, 10 shall be
distinctly expressed that such Junk shop, OF
cotton pickery, or junk dealer, snail always
be subject to the visitation OF the police OF the
city, and that such persons shall moi
purchase from any one under the age
OF sixteen years. a duplicate of which license
signed by the person or persons taking out the
same, and expressing his or their assent &c
such conditions, shall be retained by the City
Treasurer, aud on refusal TO submit at any
time to such visitation, or on conviction in
the Police Court Of having purchased from
any one under the age of sixteen years, such
license shall be revoked, and such Junk shop or
cotton piekery shall Immediately be closed by
the Mayor. And every such junk shop. junk
dealer or cotton pIckerv license shall he sub
shall be subject to regocaLiOn bv tie
Mayor, II, on examination before him in the
Police Court, he shall be satisfied and shall
so pronounce that any city, corporation or
private property is found in any such Junk
shoU, or in the possession OF any junk dealer;
and such condition shall be expressed in the
license Of every such junk shop or dealer.
Every nersOn required by the provisions OF
this section and by the ordinance passed in
Council March IA, 1883, in reference 10 taking
out licences, who shall commence to transact
or offer TO transact in this city any OF the
kinds of business mentioned in this section
after the frat day of January, 1887, shall take
out licen-e before commencing business, rs
provided in said ordinance passed March "a
1888, which said ordinance Is OF force.
The license herein provided for shall be
issued by the City Treasurer. And II any
person transacting, or Offering to transact. in
said city, either OF the kinds OF business In
this section specified, shall be found without
such license displayed In conspicuous man
ner in his, her or their place Of business, he OF
she shall, on conviction thereof in the Police
Court. be fined IN sum not exceeding one
hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than
thirty days, or both. in the discretion Of the
court.
SEC. XIV. On and after the FIRST day ofJan-
uary, 1851, the price of q license to sell malt
vinous or spirltuous liquor at retail within the
corporate and jurisdIctiOnal limits of said
city for one year, shall he two hundred dol
lars net, without discount; but license 60
cell at retail may be issued upon paying one
fourth of the sum due for u yearly license
and upon giving notes with Endorsements
or surcties bond with security satisfactory "a
the Mayer, to secure the payment OF the
other three f0urths OF SAID sum in three
equal payments on the twelfth of March,
twelfth of June ana twelfth Of September
1897, the said payments to be made whether
person giving such notes or surety shall
go ont OF business or not; and the applicant
shall be required to submit as securities two
responsible freeholders Of this city AZ a pre-
requisite to the issue Of said license; mo Off
GER, clerk or emplOye Of the city shall be taken
as security on such bonds, anu IL shall be the
duty OF the Mayor TO pass upon such bonds
before any license ia Issued hereu nder, and no
license for the sale OF malt, vinoUs or spirit
uous liquors, shall cover any other business
whatever than the sale OF malt, vinous or spir-
ituous liquors, and shall apply TO but one place
for the sale of said liquors, whether
under ono roof or otherwise, under
one hundred dollars. And no barroom shall
he licensed which has not an entrance TO it
separate ana distinct from tho entrance 10 the
dwelling; and the Tense shall be forfeited
for n second violation Of any State law or city
ordinance; and, In the case OF forfeiture, the
license shall not be renewed for the space OF
two years. except by the ormisslon OF Coun-
Gil. And it shall be the duty OF the Clerk OF
Council 70 publish quarterly an alpha
beticai lit OF all peTsOns licensed
TO sell liquors as aforesaid. All such llGenses
shall he taken ont by persons already en-
gagged in business within thirty day after the
persons wishing 10 commence business later
IN the year. before commencing business
and any dealer In liquor as aforesaid. falling
or refusing 70 take GU n license to sell liquors